• Vietnam metro eyes new tourism cops 

    25/06/2011 05:00

    Foreign tourists in downtown Ho Chi Minh City. An industry official said that though the city's 200-member voluntary youth force already patrols the streets to protect tourists, the city must create a professional force to better cater to visitors....

  • Biosphere reserve offers ideal summer holiday destination

    25/06/2011 05:00

    Pu Mat National Park, located in the central province of Nghe An and classified as a World Biosphere Reserve (the largest in Southeast Asia ) by UNESCO in April, has long been known for its bio-diversity....

  • Bomb joke delays Vietnam Airlines flight 

    25/06/2011 05:00

    A Vietnam Airlines flight leaving Ho Chi Minh City for Hanoi was delayed for more than three hours after a passenger joked about a bomb shortly before takeoff on Thursday evening. Le Anh Tuan, 27, reportedly pointed at his...

  • More foreign travel offices shut down in HCMC

    22/06/2011 05:00

    The number of representative offices of foreign travel firms in HCMC has fallen to seven from 11 last year as restrictions imposed on representative offices have discouraged them to maintain operations. An official of the HCMC Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism...

  • Authorities grant licence to Vietstar Airlines

    22/06/2011 05:00

    The Viet Nam’s Civil Aviation Administration has granted a licence to Vietstar Airlines which will be operating tourist and private flights along domestic and international routes. Vietstar Airlines is a VND400 billion (US$19.51 million) joint venture between the...

  • Vietnam Airlines to fly to UK 

    22/06/2011 05:00

    National carrier Vietnam Airlines will operate direct flights from Vietnam to the United Kingdom beginning December 8, it announced on Sunday. It will fly from Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City to London Gatwick Airport, which is...

  • Vietnam Airlines to begin direct flights to UK

    21/06/2011 05:00

    VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam Airlines on June 20 announced that it would officially open a direct flight route from Vietnam to the United Kingdom (UK) on December 8....

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